Comparisons to Minute Maid Park, the home of the division-rival Houston Astros, are not that far off - the arches along the outer left field wall, a large open area in center field next to upper decks of seating in right? Not very original, and it left some unimpressed.

I think the design will undergo some tweaks. I think biggest concern right now is view looks too much like Minute Maid. https://t.co/BYLIxbF6jk

But would a transition into a more Astros-like home be such a bad thing?

In 19 games against Houston last season the Rangers went 15-4, including a 7-2 mark inside Minute Maid - by far the team's best record in any road stadium. In any game outside of the state of Texas in 2016, the Rangers went 35-37.

10 things we want to see in new Rangers ballpark -- some even serious

Success in Houston's ballpark has been a fairly constant occurrence for the Rangers since Minute Maid Park opened it's doors in 2000.

On June 15, 2001, a five-run eighth inning pushed the Rangers to a 12-9 victory over the Astros in the two teams' first matchup in the new park.

Since that day, the Rangers have compiled a 45-29 record and a .608 win percentage in Houston's retractable-roof stadium (their best road record in any stadium where they have played at least 20 games). In the same 16-year span at home, the Rangers' record has been 765-614 with a .555 winning percentage.

If the Rangers were to keep up their .608 win percentage in Houston over the course of the 1,379 games they played in Arlington the past 16 years, their record in that stadium would be 838-541. We've heard that's decent.

The designs for the Rangers' new home aren't final, but if the team does open the doors to their new stadium in 2020 (potentially) and it looks something like Houston's, at least there are some numbers that should help make Rangers fans a little more accepting of the team's new digs.